The first human clinical trial of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 started this week in Seattle, according to an announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The coronavirus, officially known as SARS-CoV2, continues to spread rapidly. As of March 16, there were more than 179,000 confirmed cases… Read More: Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Now Underway in Seattle »
America’s top infectious disease expert said “it’s possible” that thousands or even millions of U.S. citizens could die during the coronavirus outbreak. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and was asked if estimates that millions of people dying from illnesses… Read More: Fauci says ‘it’s possible’ hundreds of thousands or millions of… »
Some cities and counties banned large gatherings, while basketball teams learned they would be playing in empty arenas. That is, if they were playing at all. The NBA announced that its season is being suspended for an unspecified time following the positive coronavirus test of a Utah Jazz player, according to a statement from the… Read More: US coronavirus cases top 1,000 as WHO declares a pandemic »
Opinion writers weigh in on issues surrounding the coronavirus. The Washington Post: When Coronavirus Is Growing Exponentially, Everything Looks Fine Until It Doesn’t There’s an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad. This particular species of lily pad reproduces once… Read More: Different Takes: Lessons On When Things Like Coronavirus Grow Exponentially;… »